Suspect in Texas killing arrested in Peoria

Peoria, Daniel Smith, Texas killing

U.S. Marshals arrested a Texas man in Peoria on Thursday who was being sought on homicide charges in Texas, according to a statement from the service.

Police arrested Daniel Smith, 27, in the area of 91st and Peoria avenues on charges of homicide, assault with a deadly weapon and assault on a family member causing bodily harm, according to a statement from the service.

Marshals' agents identified Smith as a documented member of a white supremacy gang and career criminal, according to federal agents. He was wanted in connection with multiple violent crimes done in April and May in Ector County in Texas, the agency said.

According to federal agents, Smith physically assaulted a woman he knew on April 24 in an alley causing a concussion and other severe head trauma. Smith is also believed to have stabbed two men on Tuesday, killing one and critically injuring the second, according to the statement.

Smith engaged the two men in a verbal fight as they approached him in a car, according to the federal agency. He pulled out a knife and stabbed the two, the statement says.

Marshals learned on Wednesday that Smith left Texas for Arizona. Agents arrested Smith at a family member's residence. He initially refused to exit but emerged after several minutes and was taken into custody without incident.

Smith has an additional parole violation warrant with an original charge of burglary, according to federal agents.